Steppe to Screen: Language Preservation Project
This gamified language education program provided children from the Kazakh-Canadian community in Vancouver with opportunities to connect to their language and culture. With the support of volunteers, children designed a learning application (http://steppe2screen.com) for learning Kazakh. UBC Student Project Leads: Kamila Maral and Zhanerke Zhumash Community Partner: Qazaq BC Grant Type: Chapman & Innovation Grant Year […]
Digital Bridges: Intergenerational Tech Empowerment Program
This intergenerational digital literacy program responded to a well-documented and urgent community need to support elderly Chinese immigrants with challenges in aging, navigating language barriers, and adapting to a rapidly digitizing world. Youth volunteers taught seniors scam prevention, safe use of artificial tools, and more – all while building their own leadership, teaching, and cross-cultural […]
Kits Kids Cook!
This project aimed to strengthen children’s food literacy by providing accessible, inclusive, and hands-on opportunities to learn about nutrition and cooking through Kitsilano Neighbourhood House’s low-cost summer camp. Workshops paired nutrition education with a hands-on cooking or food activity to encourage children to explore ingredients, develop practical skills, and build positive experiences with food. UBC […]
Therapeutic Tunes: Live Music for Hospice and Long-Term Care Residents
This project delivered outdoor live music events for hospice clients and long-term care residents to spend meaningful time with loved ones in a relaxed, non-clinical environment. This helped reduce social isolation, provided opportunities for families to gather, and established a foundation for future music-based programming within the Surrey Hospice Society UBC Student Project Lead: Aasim Khan […]
The Legacy of Resilience Mural
This community-engaged art project was developed in partnership with Hazel Trembath Elementary School in Coquitlam following the school fire on October 14, 2023. The project aimed to help students maintain a sense of belonging and connection to their school community while their school remained displaced at Winslow Centre. UBC Student Project Lead: Aida Ghapanchizadeh Community […]
Empowered Aging: Digital Health and Chronic Care Navigation for Seniors
The Healthy Aging Collective is a student-led initiative founded by two UBC medical students with a goal of improving health literacy among older adults. This work is grounded in the belief that health education should go beyond simply sharing medical information – helping older adults recognize important health changes, understand prevention strategies, navigate available resources, […]